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For the love of good wine
My mom is going to kill me for writing this, but I had my first sip of wine at age 4. Actually it was four sips of wine, Manischewitz to be exact. So I don’t if it could actually be counted as wine, but I got to take one sip for each of the four cups […]
Changing of the guard
I graduated from high school in 1984, and while many things in the world are just the same, many other things are radically different. First of all, there were no cell phones in 1984. If we wanted to talk to someone on the phone, we either had to be at home or had a dime […]
Be the Earth’s hero
Be kind to the earth, Always and forever, It has helped you so much, Why not help it. How, you ask? Well the answer is simple: Recycle what you can, Pick up trash you find on the ground, Mother Nature thanks you for this, Because if you want to help the earth, If you want […]
Facts are not the same as truths
There are times where the astrology of a given moment in time is so literal, it’s almost as though the letters printed on the parchment of an ancient tome leapt straight off and came to life. There are times in life where a nanosecond is all it takes for a moment to become definitive and […]
West Rutland School Rock Lab plays Seven to Sunset Series
Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. – RUTLAND – High school contemporary musicians will take the stage in Main Street Park on Wednesday, July 17 when West Rutland School Rock Lab plays Rutland’s mainstay “Seven To Sunset” concert series. The performance caps off an exciting school year which included road gigs, drone-captured music videos, and […]
Blue Jay Way performs in Fair Haven on July 18
Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m. – FAIR HAVEN – Blue Jay Way will perform in Fair Haven for the Concerts in the Park series beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. This rock and roll cover band will play popular music from the ’60’s through today’s hits. Concert goers will enjoy this great […]
Rockin’ the Region with ‘Nashville Nights’
Rivershed in Killington has been making a name for itself in only a few short years in town. Music is one of the highlights, and this Nashville collaboration has been a huge hit. This Friday July 19 you have a chance to see the fourth of its kind, titled “Nashville Nights”, at 7 p.m. I’ve […]
Avant Vermont Dance tours magical story ballet, ‘Thumbelina’
Saturday, July 20 at 11 a.m. —WHITE RIVER JUNCTION —Audiences of all ages will delight in “Thumbelina,” an original story ballet from Avant Vermont Dance, touring southeastern Vermont this July. An adventurous tale of a tiny girl who meets a cast of animals on her way to a magical fairyland, “Thumbelina” will be presented at […]
Okemo Valley recognizes anniversary of flooding with Disaster Fund partners
LUDLOW—On the anniversary of the 2023 flooding disaster in Okemo Valley and the state of Vermont, the owners of the Black River Mobile Court used a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize and celebr_ate the support they received in restoring homes and the park that had been impacted. Okemo Valley Disaster Fund partners (Okemo Valley Regional Chamber […]
Historical Society hosts 18th Century rural Vermont healers talk
Sunday, July 21 at 2 p.m.—CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) will be hosting a talk – 18th Century Rural Vermont Healers – on July 21 (Sunday) 2 p.m. at the CHS Museum, off route 131 in Cavendish Village. The talk will include the history of 18th Century healers, treatments, as well as how plants and […]
Feast & Field Welcomes 3 unique bands from July 18-25
July 18-25—BARNARD—- BarnArts Feast & Field Music Series will have a record three events July 18-25, showcasing the series’ ability to have a world-class lineup diverse in genre, gender, and race that keeps true to Vermont roots while also engaging top international artists. Patti Casey & Tom Mackenzie, local folk duo, perform July 18th followed […]
2024 Wallingford Day celebration is Saturday, July 20
Saturday, July 20 at 11 a.m.—WALLINGFORD —Wallingford Day, the town’s annual community celebration, is shaping up to be a day chock-full of family-friendly events. Starting with a morning of town-wide yard sales and the final hours of the town newsletter’s silent auction fundraiser, and culminating in a fireworks display at sundown, the day promises something […]
Loon vs. Canada goose: A battle for Goose Poop Island
I am pretty sure she was a little disappointed when I turned into the Kent Pond parking lot. Can someone really get excited about the 100 acre pond that you pass by all year long on the way to the resort or to work? It is definitely not expected when someone says “Will you take […]
A break in the action
When I was in college, my friends and I decided to vacation to Florida during spring break week. One of the guy’s parents lived near Ft. Lauderdale, so we made a plan to drive down in one 24-hour stretch, hang out for a few days, and then drive back. MTV was at its apex at […]
Headwater streams are vital sources of clean water
By Barry J. Wicklow For nearly 15 years, I have been exploring the headwaters of a river near my home. The entire drainage area, encompassing all the streams, rainfall, and snowmelt that pass into a single river, is called a watershed. Within each watershed, a system of rivers and streams forms a network, in which […]
Headwater streams are vital sources of clean water
By Barry J. Wicklow For nearly 15 years, I have been exploring the headwaters of a river near my home. The entire drainage area, encompassing all the streams, rainfall, and snowmelt that pass into a single river, is called a watershed. Within each watershed, a system of rivers and streams forms a network, in which […]
Riding over the mountains: an expedition to a rodeo wedding
Building a Killington Dream Lodge, Part 10 As the ski house we were building in Killington grew, I did, too, from age 7 on up. I entered adolescence and continued helping with various tasks. My latest assignment was pretty exciting compared to repairing our tar paper roof. I climbed a ladder to the top of […]
The animals are counting on us
The Earth is beautiful, That should never change, The earth is natural, And it should stay that way. Magical and wild, The earth has always been, Sunning and gorgeous, It should always be. But our earth is slowly losing, What is used to be, Temperatures are rising, Making ice melt at sea. Forests are dying, […]
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